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smokedwhitefish

04/06/2018 11:29AM

Those are some good looking bugs!

WHendrix

04/06/2018 01:19PM

Good looking flies. Here are some I have recently tied. I caught a bunch of small pike on these last summer on Basewood in the weeds.

jeroldharter

04/13/2018 08:08PM

Moonman, great job. Those are some nice flies.

WHendrix, those look like some well tied poppers. I always had problems with getting the styrofoam part just right. What kind of hooks? I often avoid that style of popper because I don't like the relatively small gape with the hooks used commercially.

WHendrix

04/14/2018 10:38AM

Jerold. The foam bodies are the ones that are called Double Barrel Bodies and are commercially available from Flymen Fishing Co. The hooks I use are Gamakatsu B10S size 2/0. If you haven't tried it the CA super glue that comes in a gel form from Gorilla Glue is great for gluing the bodies to the hook.

Bill

jeroldharter

04/14/2018 11:07AM

thanks Bill. Those are some good size hooks! Hard to tell scale in photos.

walllee

03/25/2013 05:35PM

Great work!!

TNCanoer

03/25/2013 07:54PM

NICE!!!!!!!

Fisheggs

03/25/2013 12:03PM

Moonman your stuff is on point!

Moonman

03/25/2013 07:55PM

Thanks.

vandolomeiu

04/15/2018 09:52AM

WHendrix: "Jerold. The foam bodies are the ones that are called Double Barrel Bodies and are commercially available from Flymen Fishing Co. The hooks I use are Gamakatsu B10S size 2/0. If you haven't tried it the CA super glue that comes in a gel form from Gorilla Glue is great for gluing the bodies to the hook.

Bill"

It also helps to wrap a layer of thread around the shank of the hook before gluing.

WHendrix

04/15/2018 01:32PM

Yes, it does make sense to put a wrap of thread on the hook. It seems to reduce the possibility of the foam spinning around the hook shank.

Bill

Quacker1

04/09/2018 07:38PM

Moonman, I'm impressed, you've been doing this for awhile it shows. Very nice job.

Moonman

03/24/2013 09:31PM

Guys, I just decided to take some pics of some of the flies I've been tying up the last little while. These are mostly streamers of various sorts. Hope you like 'em.

Moonman.